Fishing-reel.



P. GATUGGI.

FISHING REEL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7, 1G10.

Patented May 21, 1912.

m- 'lll/1111111111111 A TTOHWE Y drawing '45 4 is a UNITED srilrnspar-ENT OFFICE.

YLINY CATUGCI, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIG-NOR. TO A. IF. IEISSELBACH &BRO., h OF NEWARK, -NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW FISHING-REELSpecieation of Letters Intent.

lin alcation led March 7, 1910. Serial No. 547,924.'

, citizen of the United States, residingin thecity of Newark and countyof Essex, State 5 of New Jersey, have invented certain' new and usefulImprovements in Fishing-Reels; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it pertains tol make, construct, anduse the same. Y

One of the essential `features of the modern fishin re'el is that itshall be provided with an e ective'drag, that is to say, a tensiondevice which, in operation, will introduce such a retarding effect,ytechnically called drag, upon the paying out of the fishing line as toveryT shortly tire out the' fish, which maybe caught, and thus relieve20 the continued strain upon the muscles of the iisherman in playing thesh. i' Such a drag should be very easy of manipulation and quicklythrown in land out of operation.

My invention, as hereinafter set forth, accomplishes these variousobjects by means ofmechanism at once simple in construction, easy ofmanipulation, not liable to get out of order, and quickly accessible forpur- 30 poses of cleaning and 011mg.

`In carrying outmy invention make use ofthe structures illustrated inthe accomwhich,

' Figure 1 is a sectional view on line 1--1 of Fig. 2 of a vfishing reelhead-plate and head-ring showing a portion of the spool in connection.Fig. 2 1s a sectional view on arrow showing the drag pawl in operation.

Fig. 3 is similar to Fig. 2 but with the drag pawl shown out ofoperative position. Fig.

tperspective view of the pawl above referre' to. Figs. 5 land 6 aresectional views of details. Fig. 7 illustrates a modication. Fig. 8 is aplan View of the spring Similar letters of reference refer to like partsthroughout the specification and drawings. In 1 I have vshown only asuiiicient portion of the fishing reel 1n section to illusand fullydescribing it in.v etail 1n the following specification, inH1 line 2-2(but with the head-ring omitted) l .of Fig. 1, looking in the directlonvof the trate the location and operation of my improvements.

'A 1s the usual lspool rigidly -mounted upon the spindle B, andprovidedv with the spool head C. rIphe head ring D is of any usual or.preferred construction. As shown 1t consists'of a rin channel-shaped incrosssection, with the anges projecting toward the center of thecircular form. Secured -in this ringe), in any desired or preferredmanner, 1s t e head plate E, such head plate bemg made of hard rubberand provided with Patented 'May a1, 1912.

the central screw threaded aperture F, in

which the pivot bearing G, for the spindle B is located; y

The spindle B is provided, as usual with the ivot b which takes into thebearing G in t e usual manner. Next, back of the pivot b is the short'squared portion b1' upon lwhlch is mounted the usual click wheel H; suchclick wheel being held upon this squared portion b1 b means of a springcotter pin b2. The cllck H1 and the spring click H1, as shown m Figs. 2and 3. Mounted also upon the spindle B, are the plates or dlsks, I andK, between which is located the ratchet disk L; these disks vmay beseparated by disks of friction paper if desired. Lastly I mount uponthis same spindle B, the spring bary O, the ends of which bear directlyupon the curved inner side of the spool-head C. l

It will now be seen that I have provided a series of friction disks, I,K, L, said disks being located between the click wheel H, and the springbar O, all being heldin position by the cotter pin b2, on the one sideand the spool head C on the other side. At the Sametime those disks areall free to move with respect 'to each other and with respect to theclick wheel H and the spring bar O, their relative movements, however,being resisted or retarded because of the friction between theiradjacent faces or the vfaces of the `disks and sheets of paper, M, M,and .yet`the whole structure, that is, the

disks just described, ltogether with the spooll 4H2 bearing upon theopposite sides of the roo retard the motion of the spool in one divrection. In order to provide such drag mechanism I pivotally mount uponthe inner face of the head-plate E, the pawl P. This pawl consists of anupturned portion p, at one end and a rearwardly projecting tailpiece p2,the up-turned portion 79 being located in such a position as to swinginto the path of the teeth Z of the ratchet disk L, as clearlyillustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. In order that this pawl may beautomatically swung into osition I rovide a wire srin0r Q mount 7 a 7 fmg same upon the inner face of the head, plate E, with its free endbearing upon the pawl p as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Under theinfluence of the spring Q, the pawl P will always be inposition toengage with the ratchetteeth Z, Z.

In order to provide means for disengaging the pawl from the ratchetteeth and throwing it out of their path, I provide the cam device R,lying in the path of the tail p2, of the pawl P, securing such cam uponthe slide bar 1', by means of the spring R1 and the Cotter R2, whichprojects through the slotI r1, in the head plate E. The slot r1 is ofgreater length than the width of the bar r, being provided on theexternal surface of the head plate E, with the button r2. It will thusbe seen that the movement of the cam R from one position to the otherwill actuate the pawl p or throw the same into or out 'of the path ofthe ratchet teeth Z, and that when such pawl liesin the path of theratchet teeth Z and engages with one or the other of the same, the spoolA cannot revolve without first overcoming the friction drag of theratchet disk L with the adjacent disks, I and K; and yet the rotation ofthe spool A in the opposite direction is not in any manner affected, forthe reason that the ratchet teeth Z will simply depressv the pawl pagainst the spring Q when the spool is rotated in the oppositedirection, this direction being commonly called the wind-up direction.The drag is therefore eifective only in the paying out direction.`

I have also shown in Fig. l, the combined Vdust cap and pivot adjustmentS; the same being screwed into the pivot bearing G. I make no claim,however, to this structure as the same is shown in a co-pendiiig aplication Ser. No. 547,925, ledMarch 1910.

In case it is desired to increase the degree of drag upon the spool, theCotter pin, b2, may be bent in such a manner that its ends will bearwith greater pressure upon the face of the click wheel H, or, ifdesired, it may be removed and one or more thin washers may be placedupon the squared spindle shank, b1, between the cotter pin and the clickwheel H.

In case still further adjustment of the disks, I and K may be desired, Imay provide the ends of the spring-bar, O, with the screws, T, whichscrew through the ends of the said bar and are provided with theshoes,`t, which bear upon the inner face of the spool head,` C, and byscrewing these screws, T, in or out, the shoes, t will bear with greateror less pressure upon the spool head, C, and consequently cause greateror less pressure between the plates, I and K,

upon the ratchet disk, L.4

H\As a means for securing the head plate, E, in the head ring, D, I makeuse of the structure illustrated in Fig. 5, wherein it is shown that thehead plate, E, is of a diameter sufficient to pass the inner flange, d,and rest upon the outer flange, d1.

The lower margin of the plate, E, is provided with the chamferednotches, e, to receive the beveled sides of the elbow nuts, D1, theturned up ends of which bear upon the inner face of the flange, d1, asshown. The l screws, d2, pass through the upper flange, d1, into thenut, D1, and thus clamp the head plate, E, against the flange, d1.

I have shown this construction in the above cO-pending application andmake no specific claim to the same herein.

It must not be understood that the frictional drag is intended to be theequivalent pf, or take the place of the present well known click wheeldrag. On the contrary, it is intended to be used in conjunction with`the click wheel, which is not to be disturbed in its functions.

My invention, therefore, may be considered in the nature of an emergencydevice, to be used only in case 'where the click wheel drag may not besutliciently effective.

I claim: i

l. In a fishing reel, the combination of a spool spindle, with aplurality of friction plates mounted upon said spindle to rotatetherewith means for arrestin the rotation of one of said plates in onedlrectionhwhile permitting its free rotation in the opposite direction.

2. In aiishing reel, the combination of a spool spindle, a pair offriction plates mounted upon said spindle between yielding abutments, athird friction plate mounted upon said spindle between, and frictionallyengaging, the first named plates, and means for arresting the freerotation of said third plate in one direction, said means permittingfree opposite rotation.

3. In a fishing reel, the combination of a spool spindle, a plurality offriction plates mounted upon said spindle, to rotate therewith, yieldingabutments also mounted upon said spindle and bearing upon said frictionplates, and means for arresting the rotation of one of said frictionplates, whereby a friction drag is offered to the free rotation of saidspindle.

4f. In a fishing reel, the combination of a normally freely rotatingspool spindle, two

yielding abutments concentrically mounted upon said spindle to rotatetherewith, a plurality of friction plates also concentrically mountedupon spindle between said abutments, to normally rotate therewith, andmeans for arresting the rotation of one of said plates in one direction.

5. In a fishing reel, the combination of a normally freely rotatingspool spindle, two yielding abutments concentrically mounted lupon thsaid spindle to rotate therewith, a

plurality of friction plates also concentrically mounted lupon saidspindle between said abutments to normally rotate therewith and manuallyoperated means for arresting the rotatin of one of said plates in onedirection, while freely permitting the free rotation ofthe spindle,abut-ments and plates in the opposite direction.

6. In a fishing reel, the combination of a normally free running spool,a spindle upon which said spool is rigidl mounted, a plue rality offriction dis s 'mounted upon said spindle to normally roconcentrically25 ymounted upon said spin le to rotate there- 7. In a fishingV reel,the combination of the spool frame and head-plates, with a plurality offriction plates secured to the spool spindle to revolve with the spooland means for arresting the rotation of one of said plates in onedirection to interpose a friction drag upon the rotation ofv said spoolwhile permitting its free rotation in the op osite direction.

'his specification signed andwitnessed this 251 day of March 1910.

PLINY CATUCCI.

Witnesses: MERVIN L. SANDERS,

W. B. WALTZINGERJ

